（2023年）陜西省商洛市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大

學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬考試（含答案）

學(xué)校:班級(jí):姓名:考號(hào):

一、l.Writing（10題）

1.1.目前，國(guó)久“漢語(yǔ)熱”持續(xù)升溫

2.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的主要原因

3.“漢語(yǔ)熱”給我的啟示

OnForeigners'LearningChinese

2.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

“TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommate"Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1?這是我在大學(xué)的第一天。

2.他（她）就是我的同學(xué)。

3.我仔細(xì)打量了他（她），發(fā)現(xiàn)……

3.Forthispart,youarcallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

FoodSafety.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

1.目前食品安全問(wèn)題屢見(jiàn)不鮮

2.這些問(wèn)題產(chǎn)生的原因

3.為了改變這種狀況，我認(rèn)為……

FoodSafety

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacomposition

onForeignTradeofChineseCompanyaccordingtothefollowingchart.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Descriptionofthechart

2.ChangeintheamountsofforeigntradeoftheChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarket

ForeignTradeofChineseCompany

5.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

CareerorMarriage?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingthe

outlinegivenbelow.

L目前許多大四女生不忙求職忙相親

2.產(chǎn)生這種現(xiàn)象的原因

3.我的看法

CareerorMarriage?

6.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthe

topicEducationGapContributestoWealthGap.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.兩幅圖所示為我國(guó)1984年，1994年，2004年城鄉(xiāng)知識(shí)差距及收入

差距的情況，請(qǐng)描述其變化；

2.請(qǐng)說(shuō)明發(fā)生這些變化的原因及影響（可從城鄉(xiāng)經(jīng)濟(jì)、就業(yè)、文化等方

面加以說(shuō)明）；

3.你認(rèn)為目前應(yīng)如何縮小城鄉(xiāng)之間這種差距。

城鄉(xiāng)知詵■比(%)

7.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

BooksandElectronicProducts.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowing

theoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今有大量的電子產(chǎn)品替代了書

2.不同的人有不同的看法

3.我的觀點(diǎn)

BooksandElectronicProducts

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetter.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

1.假如你是李靜，你想向校長(zhǎng)申請(qǐng)參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)，你要給校長(zhǎng)寫一封

信，信的內(nèi)容包括：

1.表達(dá)自己想要參加西部大開(kāi)發(fā)的愿望；

2.簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明自己的理由。

9.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterin

replytoafriend'sinquiryaboutapplyingfbradmissiontoyourcollegeor

university.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegiven

belowinChinese:

1.建議報(bào)考的專業(yè)及理由

2.報(bào)考該專業(yè)的基本條件

3.應(yīng)當(dāng)如何備考

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后去大城市工作

2.也有人選擇去小城鎮(zhèn)工作

3.結(jié)合實(shí)際情況談?wù)勛约旱南敕?/p>

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10題)

11.

Tomakesurethatwelivenowon80%ofourincomeandinvesttheother

20%,theauthorsuggestsapplyingtothebankfor.

12.

TheHy-Wire,ahydrogenfueledcarproducedbyGM,iscontrolledthrough

13.

AccordingtoAnnieStevens,manynewlyrecruitedmanagersfailinanew

jobbecausetheycannotgetalongwiththeircoworkers.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.

Whichofthefollowingisfamousforreducinganxiety?

A.Celery.B.Almonds.C.Onion.D.Aromaofanorange.

15.

Thewaterandnutrientstosupportthebiomassofthetreeareprovidedby

andconductedby.

16.

Whileawake,peoplecanproducewavesintheirbrains.

17.

EveryCanadianusesacre(s)atpresent.

18.

Theartificialjointwith,beingagoodimitationofnaturalboneprotein,can

attractbonecellsandbecomequicklyincorporatedintothebody.

19.

is"needle-like".

20.

Multitasking,eveniftakentotheextreme,cangiveofficeworkersapositive

feeling,sincefrequentinterruptionsmakethemfeelmuchneededanddesired.

A.YB.NC.NG

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10題)

21.聽(tīng)力原文：W:NobodytoldmethatBillwasinthehospital.

M:Sorry.ImeanttogiveyouacallwhenIfoundout,butitslippedmymind.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

(13)

A.Hedidn'tknowwhathospitalBillwasin.

B.HetookBilltothehospital.

C.He'ssorryfilewomanhurtherself.

D.Heforgottocallthewoman.

22.(28)

A.Theyarefilledwithadvertisements.

B.Theyareinterruptedbyadvertisingmessages.

C.Theymustbeinterestingtohugegroupsofpeople.

D.Theycanbeinterestingonlytosmallgroupsofpeople.

23.聽(tīng)力原文：Millionsofwordshavebeenwrittenaboutyoungpeoplein

theUnitedStates.Therearereasonsforthisgreatinterestintheideas,feelings,

andactionsofyouth.Today,thereareaboutsevenmillionAmericansin

collegesanduniversities.Youngpersonsundertwenty-fivemakeupnearly

halfoftheAmericanpopulation.Manyofthesewillsoonbeinchargeofthe

nation.Naturallytheirideasareimportanttoeveiyoneinthecountry,andit

isnecessaryforolderpeopletounderstandwhattheythinkandfeel.College

studentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutrightandwrong.Theyaredeeply

interestedinmakingabetterlifeforallpeople,especiallyforthosewhohave

notbeengivenafairchancebeforenow.Theyseemuchthatiswrongonthe

livesoftheirparents.Itishardforthemtoseewhatisrightandgoodinthe

olderways.Asaresult,thereisoftentroubleinAmericanfamilies.Your

countrymaybemeetingsuchproblems,soon.

(30)

A.AmericanSocialProblems.

B.AmericanYouth.

C.SchoolsintheUnitedStates.

D.AdultsandTeenagersTogether.

24.聽(tīng)力原文：ShanghaiisthelargestcityinChina.Aboutelevenmillion

peoplemaketheirhomesinShanghaianditssuburbs.Thisenormouscity

spreadsoutalongthebanksoftheHuangPuRiver,whichflowsintothe

mouthoftheYangtzeRiveraboutfourteenmilesnorthofhere.Large

oceangoingshipstraveltoShanghaibywayoftheYangzeandtheHuangPu.

Shanghaiwasasmall,unimportantcityuntil1842whenChinalostawarwith

GreatBritain.TheBritishrealizedthatShanghaiwasinanexcellentlocation

toserveasaseaportforthedenselypopulatedYangtzeRiverPlain.They

forcedtheChinesetoallowEnglishtraderstosettleonthewastelandsoutside

thecitywails.Later,French,American,andJapanesetradersalsocameto

Shanghai.TheforeignersbuiltwholenewsectionsofShanghai,including

homes,stores,factories,andofficebuildings.ThousandsofChinesepoured

intoShanghaiinsearchofjobs.Mostofthemsettledintheoldpartofthecity.

Astimepassed,Shanghaibecameoneofthebusiestseaportsintheworld.

(33)

A.Elevenmillion.

B.Lessthanelevenmillion.

C.Morethanelevenmillion.

D.Aboutelevenmillion.

25.[B3]

26.(31)

A.Topresenttheirresults.

B.Toshowofftheirresults.

C.Tbmakethemselvesbrave.

D.Tobecomeactivepeople.

27.(26)

A.Suggestatopicforaresearchpaper.

B.Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

C.Writeafavorableletterofrecommendation.

D.Adviseherabouthowtorunanelectioncampaign.

28.(14)

A.Secretary-Boss.

B.Client-Lawyer.

C.Studcnt-lcachcr.

D.Patient-Nurse.

29.(34)

A.Itisneededtoadjustthetemperatureofourbodies.

B.Itisoursecondneed.

C.Weneedclothingtocoverourbodies.

D.Weatherischangingallthetime.

30.聽(tīng)力原文:M：Mybriefcaseisjustlikeyours,isn'tit?

W：Almost.Mineissmaller,butitdoesn'thavealock.IthinkI'drather

havehadonelikeyours.

Q：Whydoesthewomanwantabriefcaseliketheman's?

(19)

A.Becausetheyarealike.

B.Becausetheman'sbriefcasehasalock.

C.Becausetheman*sbriefcaseissmaller.

0.Becauseshedoesn'thaveabriefcase.

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3題)

31.

Whichwordhasthesimilarmeaningto"irritant”inParagraph3?

A.disagreementB.misunderstandingC.annoyanceD.interference

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

TheopinionofmanyengineersisthatthearchitectsthatdesignedtheNew

YorkWorldTradeCenterTwinTowersdidagoodjobin.designingthe

buildings.Thebuildingsweresafefromthehazards(47)atthetime.

Indeed,theyweredesignedtowithstandtheforceofaircraftthatmightcrash

intothem.Theywerenothowever,designedtowithstandtheeffectsofthe

veryhightemperaturesgeneratedbythe(48)oftonsofaviationfuel

carriedbytheaircraft.

Steel(49)coveredwithconcreteisthemainstructuralcomponentof

thetowersandsteellosesalotofstructuralstrengthwhenheatedto1100

degreesCentigradeandbeyond,asitwas.To(50)thesteelthetowers*

beamswerecoatedwithafewcentimetersofconcrete.Thatinsulationwasto

providestructural(51)foratleast1houroffire.Thetowersmetthat

test.Thesouthtowerlasted62minutes.Thenorth;103minutes.Tragedy

followedwhennotallcouldescapepriortothecollapse.

MostexpertsagreethattheTwinTowerswereverywelldesigned.Manyalso

agreethatthepeopleplanningtheattackswerevery(52)andaimed

theaircraftataheightthatwouldeffectthemostdamage.Theaircraftcrash,

andtheresultingfuelfedfireswereaimedataboutthe90thfloor.Thatwas

justhighenoughtoinsurethattheupperfloorswouldweakenwiththeheat

andcrackdown,droppingintothe(53)partofthebuilding.

Themassofthefallingtopfloorscreatedsuchafallingloadthatsomeexperts

estimateit(54)by5to10timesnormalbearingloads.Theeffectwas

likeagianthammer,eachfloor(55)moreweighttobebornbythe

nextfloordown.

WeretheTradeTowerswelldesigned?Engineerssayyes.Butthepublic

referstothebeliefthatarchitectswillneveragaindesignatallbuilding

withoutconsideringtheeffectsofterroristattacksofall(56)kinds.

Thatnotonlyincludestheabilityofthestructuretowithstandattackbutthe

meanstoallowthebuildings'occupantstoescapeintimetosurvive

WordBank:

A.exceededI.collision

B.ignitionJ.contributing

C.strictlyK.lightly

D.practicalL.knowledgeable

E.integrityM.replace

F.shieldN.potential

G.remainingO.happened

H.envisioned

33.

Thepurposeofthefederalneedsanalysisistodetermine

A.whetherafamilyisonfinancialaid

B.howmuchofafamily'sincomeisdiscretionary

C.whetherornotafamilyisbelowthepovertyline

D.howmuchfamiliesshouldpayinstateandlocaltaxes

五、5.ErrorCorrection。題)

34.

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35.

[S7]

36.

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六、6.EirorCorrection^題）

37.

[S5]

38.

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參考答案

l.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadaysChineseourmothertongueis

enjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityintheworld.Overtwohundred

ConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-ninecountriesandmany

foreignersarcattractedbytheoldmysteriousandcharminglanguage.Several

factorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChineselearning.Firstlywiththerapid

economicdevelopmentChinahasexperiencedadramaticriseinits

internationalinfluencewhichenlargestheneedofmanycountriesfor

professionalswithaproficiencyinChineselanguage.SecondlyChinese

servesasausefultoolforforeignerstoinvestigatethesplendidChinese

cultureanditsrichconnotations.FinallythewidespreadofChineseispartly

duetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyofChinesetrainingorganizations.

ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnotonlyincreasedmynationalpride

butmademerealizethesignificanceofeconomicdevelopment.Besideswe

collegestudentsshouldfirstlearnourmothertonguewellandthentakethe

responsibilitytopopularizeit.OnForeigners'LearningChineseNowadays,

Chinese,ourmothertongue,isenjoyinganunprecedentedpopularityinthe

world.OvertwohundredConfuciusInstituteshavebeensetupinsixty-nine

countries,andmanyforeignersareattractedbytheold,mysteriousand

charminglanguage.SeveralfactorsaccountfortheenthusiasmforChinese

learning.Firstly,withtherapideconomicdevelopment,Chinahas

experiencedadramaticriseinitsinternationalinfluence,whichenlargesthe

needofmanycountriesforprofessionalswithaproficiencyinChinese

language.Secondly,Chineseservesasausefultoolforforeignersto

investigatethesplendidChinesecultureanditsrichconnotations.Finally,the

widespreadofChineseispartlyduetotheeveryendeavormadebyplentyof

Chinesetrainingorganizations.ThepopularityofleaningChinesehasnot

onlyincreasedmynationalpride,butmademerealizethesignificanceof

economicdevelopment.Besides,wecollegestudentsshouldfirstlearnour

mothertonguewell,andthentaketheresponsibilitytopopularizeit.解析:

①審題及布局.這篇作文討論國(guó)外“漢語(yǔ)熱”持續(xù)升溫的現(xiàn)象，要求分析

其主要原因，并說(shuō)明給“我''的啟示。在布局上，可根據(jù)題目中給出的提

綱展開(kāi)。第一段介紹很多外國(guó)人熱衷于學(xué)漢語(yǔ)，孔子學(xué)院遍地開(kāi)花；第

二段說(shuō)明出現(xiàn)此現(xiàn)象的主要原因，注意要層次分明，邏輯性強(qiáng)，第三段

說(shuō)明“漢語(yǔ)熱”給我的啟示與思考，可結(jié)合眼下大學(xué)生漢語(yǔ)水平低下這一

事實(shí)來(lái)展開(kāi)。②語(yǔ)言。本文涉及在說(shuō)明“漢語(yǔ)熱”這一熱點(diǎn)的基礎(chǔ)上分析

原囚，語(yǔ)言需客觀、簡(jiǎn)潔、縝密，注重銜接；談及個(gè)人思考時(shí)，語(yǔ)言要

富有表現(xiàn)力和感情色彩；建議考生多關(guān)注社會(huì)熱點(diǎn)，勤于思考，并注意

積累相關(guān)詞匯及表達(dá)。

2.TheFirstImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.I

gotintothebuildingwhereIwasgoingtoliveandlookeddoorafterdoorfor

myname.AtlastIfoundit.IntheroomtherewasalreadyastudentTheFirst

ImpressionofMyRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothe

buildingwhereIwasgoingtolive,andlookeddoorafterdoorformyname.

AtlastIfoundit.Intheroom,therewasalreadyastudent

3.FoodSafetyReportsoffoodpoisoningsortaintedfoodhavebeenfrequent

inChina.Inlate2006illegalamountofchemicalswasdiscoveredinturbot.

InMarch2007KFCwasaccusedofaddingoilfilteringpower.InSeptember

2008afreshoutbreakofkidneydiseaseoccurredduetobabyformula

contaminatedbymelamineapoisonouschemical.Theseincidentshappened

sofrequentlymainlybecausethegovernmentfailedtoinspectefficiently.

Therearearoundtennationalgovernmentdepartmentsandnumerous

provincialandlocalagenciesthatsharetheresponsibilitytoensurefood

safetyandmonitorfoodproductionandsales.Howevertheirdutiesareoften

overlappingandambiguouswhichmakesthemonitoringsystem

unresponsive.Inmyopiniontoguaranteethefoodsafetythegovernment

shouldattachgreatimportancetofoodinspectionandimprovethesupervision

mechanism.Theyshouldcheckthefoodproductsinthemarketand

immediatelypullthosedisqualifiedproductsoffshelves.InthiswayChinese

foodwillbecomesaferandsafer.FoodSafetyReportsoffoodpoisoningsor

taintedfoodhavebeenfrequentinChina.Inlate2006,illegalamountof

chemicalswasdiscoveredinturbot.InMarch2007,KFCwasaccusedof

addingoilfilteringpower.InSeptember2008,afreshoutbreakofkidney

diseaseoccurred,duetobabyformulacontaminatedbymelamine,a

poisonouschemical.Theseincidentshappenedsofrequentlymainlybecause

thegovernmentfailedtoinspectefficiently.Therearearoundtennational

governmentdepartmentsandnumerousprovincialandlocalagenciesthat

sharetheresponsibilitytoensurefoodsafetyandmonitorfoodproductionand

sales.However,theirdutiesareoftenoverlappingandambiguous,which

makesthemonitoringsystemunresponsive.Inmyopinion,toguaranteethe

foodsafety,thegovernmentshouldattachgreatimportancetofoodinspection

andimprovethesupervisionmechanism.Theyshouldcheckthefood

productsinthemarket,andimmediatelypullthosedisqualifiedproductsoff

shelves.Inthisway,Chinesefoodwillbecomesaferandsafer.

4.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstratingthe

changesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinitsMiddle

Eastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingtothis

chartthereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewithits

MiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythereis

aremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollarsin

2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollowswhichleadstothelowest

pointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabouncefrom

thetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsinatrade

amountof40milliondollarsin2006anindicationoftheresurrectionofthis

companyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwarwhichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company*slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.ForeignTradeofChineseCompanyThisisachartdemonstrating

thechangesintheamountsofforeigntradeofaChinesecompanyinits

MiddleEastmarketinthefirstsevenyearsofthe21stcentury.Accordingto

thischart,thereisadramaticchangeoccurringinthiscompany'stradewith

itsMiddleEastmarketoverthisshortperiodfrom2000to2006.Firstlythere

isaremarkablegrowthfrom20milliondollarsin2000to40milliondollars

in2002.Butunfortunatelyasuddensharpfallfollows,whichleadstothe

lowestpointatonly10milliondollarsin2003.Theyearof2004sawabounce

fromthetroughto15milliondollars.Thisisasteadyincreasethatresultsin

atradeamountof40milliondollarsin2006,anindicationoftheresurrection

ofthiscompanyintheMiddleEastmarket.Thereareseveralreasonsforthe

dramaticchangesinthecompany'sperformance.Thefirstreasongoestothe

outbreakoftheIraqiwar,whichgaveaseriousblowtoallthecompanies

involvedintradewithMiddleEastcountries.Anotherreasonliesinthe

company'slackofpreparedresponseatemergentmoments.Andthebounce

initstradeinthismarketisowingmainlytothecomparativereliefofthe

situationrelatedtotheMiddleEastandtothecompany'sproperadjustment

inpolicy.

5.CareerorMarriage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollegestudentsare

choosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.Sowhileother

studentsarebusywithseekingjobstheyarebusywithblinddating.Ofcourse

mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoarewealthy.Moreoften

thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarechoosingmarriagethetimethey

getoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.Duetothetoughjob

marketmanyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofindagoodjobafter

graduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthehopeofliving

awayfromtheworkpressure.Besidesbecausethefutureasanadultseems

scaryitfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouseespeciallyarichone.

Inmyopinioncollegestudentswhoarefacinganuncertainfuturemaysee

marriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschooltothesocietyeasier-

butifsnot.Thereareallkindsofbadbadreasonstogetmarriedandthisis

oneforthem.CareerorManiage?Agrowingnumberoffemalecollege

studentsarechoosingtogetmarriedsoonaftertheygraduatefromcollege.

Sowhileotherstudentsarebusywithseekingjobs,theyarebusywithblind

dating.Ofcourse,mostofthemarelookingfortheirMr.Rightswhoare

wealthy.Moreoften,thereasonwhymanynewfemalegradsarcchoosing

marriagethetimetheygetoutofschoolisallabouttheemploymentpressure.

Duetothetoughjobmarket,manyfemalegradsfeelgreatpressuretofinda

goodjobaftergraduation.Theychoosetopickrichmenastheirdatesinthe

hopeoflivingawayfromtheworkpressure.Besides,becausethefutureas

anadultseemsscary,itfeelssomucheasiertofacethingswithaspouse,

especiallyarichone.Inmyopinion,collegestudentswhoarefacingan

uncertainfuturemayseemarriageasawaytomakethetransitionfromschool

tothesocietyeasier-butit*snot.Thereareallkindsofbad,badreasonsto

getmarried,andthisisoneforthem.

6.EducationGapContributestoWealthGapFromthefirstchartwelearnthat

China'sruralareashaveafarlowerproportionofresidentswithhigher

educationlevelsthanChina'surbanareasdo.InparticularthereareEducation

GapContributestoWealthGapFromthefirstchart,welearnthatChina's

ruralareashaveafarlowerproportionofresidentswithhighereducation

levelsthanChina'surbanareasdo.Inparticular,thereare

7.BooksandElectronicProductsRecentlysomepeopletendtouseelectronic

productslikeelectronicdictionariesbutisthisagoodphenomenon?Astome

Ithinkpeopleshouldnotabandonbooks.FirstbooksoftenrequireBooksand

ElectronicProductsRecently,somepeopletendtouseelectronicproductslike

electronicdictionaries,butisthisagoodphenomenon?Astome,Ithink

peopleshouldnotabandonbooks.First,booksoftenrequire

8.DearPresidentI'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnologyandI'ma

seniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeofGo-

WestCampaignIwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobeavolunteerto

gototheWest.There'reseveralreasonsaccountformydesiretobea

volunteerbutthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.FirstofallIamfrom

theWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefortheWestandthepeoplethere.What's

moretheWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllivein

poverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentoftheWest.

LastbutnotleastIplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityintopractice.

TobeexacttopopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestistheuppermost

inmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.SincerelyyoursLi

JingDearPresident,I'mLiJingfromBeijingInstituteofTechnology,andI'm

aseniorintheComputerScienceDepartment.InresponsetotheNoticeof

Go-WestCampaign,Iwritetoyoutoexpressmysincerewishtobea

volunteertogototheWest.ThereYeseveralreasonsaccountformydesireto

beavolunteer,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.Firstofall,Iam

fromtheWestsothatIhaveadeeplovefbrtheWestandthepeoplethere.

What'smore,theWestisstillunderdevelopedandmanypeopletherestilllive

inpoverty.IhopethatIcandevoteallmyeffortstothedevelopmentofthe

West.Lastbutnotleast,IplantoputwhatIhavelearnedinuniversityinto

practice.Tobeexact,topopularizecomputerknowledgeintheWestisthe

uppermostinmythoughts.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerely

yours,LiJing

9.December27th2003DearGladtohearfromyou.Howareyoudoingnow?

I'mveryhappythatyouareapplyingfbrtheadmissionintothisuniversity

becauseitisreallygoodandhasafairlypleasantenvironmenthere.Isuggest

youapplyforthemajorofgeneticengineeringhere.Forthefirstreasonthis

universityisfamousforthismajorandtherearemanyfamousprofessorsand

expertsavailable.Secondyoucangeteasyaccesstoailthenecessaryand

sophisticatedfacilitiesorequipmentneededfortheresearchinthisfield.

Thirdgeneticengineeringhasaverypromisingprospect.Therequirements

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